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Can I interrupt a crashing/frozen Ubuntu desktop?

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Is there any Linux (specifically, Ubuntu) equivalent to Window's Ctrl+Alt+Del? I am aware of the System Monitor, and of top on the Terminal, but the true beauty of Ctrl+Alt+Del is that it interrupts everything else, and works even when the computer is frozen and not responding to normal input. My computer does that frequently (usually because of ADHD-initiated tab explosion in Firefox, it must be said), and I am often reduced to using the physical button to restart it.

I'm currently running Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS.

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TRiG‭ wrote about 1 year ago

I think something went wrong with the tag selector: it only had tags up to the letter C, nothing beginning with D or onward, which is why this is not tagged "Ubuntu" or "recovery" or anything like that.

Michael‭ wrote about 1 year ago

It's an autocomplete. Start typing and see what comes up.